Flinders Street Station Facade Strengthening and Conservation by Lovell Chen

Built on the land of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation

Melbourne, Victoria

Jury citation At Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station, Lovell Chen has undertaken a forensic process to repair water-damaged original fabric, increase structural and seismic stability, and introduce new structure and servicing into an iconic civic asset. Every millimetre of the extant fabric has been carefully assessed, and a rigorous program of restoration and retention implemented, with all works adhering to the Burra Charter and undertaken while the critical transport infrastructure remained fully operational. An immense task of painstaking assessment, preservation and restoration, this vital exterior work sets a quality precedent for the future adaptation of the building’s interiors.

Architect Lovell Chen; Project team Peter Lovell (project director), Deirdre Heffernan (project leader), Suzanne Zahra (heritage architect); Structural engineer Bonacci Group; Building surveyor Philip Chun; Quantity surveyor Donald Cant Watts Corke; Services engineer Norman Disney and Young; Builder Built; Compliance The Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation, UoM Commercial